diff --git a/group/templates/group/group_info.html b/group/templates/group/group_info.html
index c1fafef9ca..7f4b21ac1e 100644
--- a/group/templates/group/group_info.html
+++ b/group/templates/group/group_info.html
@@ -265,12 +265,12 @@ $('.msg-delete').click(function() {
 });
 
 $('.grp-admin-add').click(function() {
-    $("#admin-add-form").modal({appendTo: "#main"});
+    $("#admin-add-form").modal({appendTo: "#main", focus: false});
     addAutocomplete('#added-admin-name', '#admin-add-form', contact_list);
 });
 
 $('#grp-member-add').click(function() {
-    $("#member-add-form").modal({appendTo: "#main"});
+    $("#member-add-form").modal({appendTo: "#main", focus: false});
     addAutocomplete('#added-member-name', '#member-add-form', contact_list);
     return false;
 });
diff --git a/group/templates/group/grpadmin_add_js.html b/group/templates/group/grpadmin_add_js.html
index 603f349c9f..a965acb22f 100644
--- a/group/templates/group/grpadmin_add_js.html
+++ b/group/templates/group/grpadmin_add_js.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 $("#group-admin-add").click(function() {
-    $("#admin-add-form").modal({appendTo: "#main"});
+    $("#admin-add-form").modal({appendTo: "#main", focus: false});
     addAutocomplete('#added-admin-name', '#admin-add-form', contact_list);
     return false;
 })
diff --git a/group/templates/group/grpmember_add_js.html b/group/templates/group/grpmember_add_js.html
index e81400ee79..8f56c74166 100644
--- a/group/templates/group/grpmember_add_js.html
+++ b/group/templates/group/grpmember_add_js.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 $("#group-member-add").click(function() {
-    $("#member-add-form").modal({appendTo: "#main"});
+    $("#member-add-form").modal({appendTo: "#main", focus:false});
     addAutocomplete('#added-member-name', '#member-add-form', contact_list);
     return false;
 })
diff --git a/templates/repo_view_file.html b/templates/repo_view_file.html
index 5a5bc523ca..2774b98d49 100644
--- a/templates/repo_view_file.html
+++ b/templates/repo_view_file.html
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ $('#rm-shared-link').click(function() {
 });
 
 $('#send-shared-link').click(function() {
-    $("#link-send-form").modal({appendTo: "#main"});
+    $("#link-send-form").modal({appendTo: "#main", focus: false});
     
     // link-send-form email autocomplete
     var share_list = [], contact_email;    
diff --git a/templates/snippets/myhome_extra_script.html b/templates/snippets/myhome_extra_script.html
index 65d0c53d97..589e410ce3 100644
--- a/templates/snippets/myhome_extra_script.html
+++ b/templates/snippets/myhome_extra_script.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $(function() {
 
     $(".repo-share-btn").click(function() {
         $("#repo_id").val($(this).attr("data"));
-        $("#repo-share-form").modal({appendTo: "#main"});
+        $("#repo-share-form").modal({appendTo: "#main", focus:false});
         addAutocomplete('#email_or_group', '#repo-share-form', share_list);
     });